Digital crossroads : American telecommunications policy in the internet age / Jonathan E. Nuechterlein and Philip J. Weiser.

Author/creator Nuechterlein, Jonathan E.
Other author Weiser, Philip J.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxvii, 670 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
United States. Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Telecommunication policy--United States.
Telecommunication--Deregulation. --United States.
Internet.

Contents The big picture -- Introduction to wireless telecommunications -- Wireless competition under the 1996 act -- A primer on Internet technology -- Monopoly leveraging concerns and the Internet -- VolP and proposals for "horizontal" regulation -- The spectrum -- Mobile wireless services -- Intercarrier compensation -- Universal service in the age of competition -- Competition in the delivery of television programming -- Telecommunications standards, technological transitions, and digital television -- The future of telecommunications policy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004061063
ISBN0262140918 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HE7781 .N84 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold